PeerJ talks to Professor Mya Breitbart from the University of South Florida about her latest research article "Evaluation of DNA metabarcoding for identifying fish eggs: a case study on the West Florida Shelf", published in PeerJ Life & Environment as part of the...
Meet The Editor – Dr. Valentina Costa | IABO Hub
PeerJ launched the IABO Hub - the publishing home of the International Association for Biological Oceanography - in October 2022. Hubs are a new, sustainable Open Access solution for societies and research associations, and the Hub Editorial Team are an integral part...
Advice to My Younger Self – 5 Tips for Early Career Researchers from Dr. Pedro Silva
PeerJ Communities Presents ‘Advice to My Younger Self – 5 Tips for Early Career Researchers’ an ongoing series to share advice and life lessons for Early Career Researchers from fellow researchers. We invited Dr. Pedro Silva to share his thoughts. Pedro is a PeerJ...
Interview with Section Editor Diogo Provete
This week we interviewed PeerJ Section Editor Dr. Diogo Provete as he steps down from the role of Section Editor for Biodiversity and Conservation. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Diogo for the contribution he has made over the past year as Section...
Dr. Shang Yin Vanson Liu discusses the role Dongsha Atoll plays in connecting the coral reefs of the South China Sea
PeerJ spoke to Dr. Shang Yin Vanson Liu associate professor at the Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, National Sun Yat-sen University about the recently published article Dongsha Atoll is an important stepping-stone that promotes regional genetic...
James Reimer discusses “The State of Active Coral Reef Conservation and Restoration” Call for Papers
Addressing advances in pursuit of restoring the spectacular biodiversity of coral reefs, we are excited to announce a Call for Papers for a new Special Issue – “The State of Active Coral Reef Conservation and Restoration” edited by PeerJ Aquatic Biology Section...
Navigating Early Careers as Women in Marine Science: A WCMB panel discussion
Every scientist transitions through the initial phases of their career as an early career researcher. It is a challenging career phase, marked by numerous transitions, short term contracts and a lot of uncertainty. In addition, navigating this phase as women in marine...
Navigating paths through science as early career researchers: A WCMB panel discussion
Navigating the winding, complicated, uncertain path through science can be stressful even for seasoned scientists, and often completely overwhelming for early career researchers. A useful method to provide a roadmap for this path is to learn from those who have...
UPDATE! Meet Ann Viera: a Veterinary Medicine Librarian who has dedicated her career to providing access to knowledge
UPDATE: As Ann mentioned in this interview, in lieu of a retirement event or retirement gifts she asked her colleagues at the University of Tennessee to donate to UT's PeerJ Open Access Fund. The response was quite remarkable, and we have recently added those...
A Movement for Change: #BlackBirdersWeek
#BlackBirdersWeek took place across social media platforms last week as an initiative by a group of Black scientists to celebrate Black birders, and affirm the rights of Black naturalists to be in nature without having to face racism. The inaugural event was founded...